Spending

Want to pack as much style and culture into your vacation as possible--not to mention a few dips in the Caribbean? Consider Cartagena, a stunning cultural mecca on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Cancun is overplayed, Buenos Aires is far away, and...

Abigail, Abu Dhabi, UAE $1,795 Chloé bagHere in Abu Dhabi, it’s almost an expectation that you have a designer bag—in fact, restaurants have “bag stools,” little chairs just for handbags so you never have to put your baby on the floor. For me...

Your cable bill is a monthly pain—it’s a lot of money for a lot of empty channels, especially when the alternatives are only getting more enticing. Now, instead of paying $150 a month for cable, you can purchase a streaming player box that’s...

OK, you won't find a spritzer of Chanel No. 5 at your local drugstore—but you can still score amazing beauty booty with our guide to these skin-care and makeup mainstays. 1. Eucerin Aquaphor, $5.39 WHAT IT DOES Everything from healing dry,...

It was one of those minor life events that put a spotlight on a big financial issue. I’m the type to stay on top of household spending, but when my daughter started preschool, my system went haywire. I combed through our bag of receipts and...

What is your most joyful money memory? What’s your most painful one? What messages did you get about money from your mother or father? How have these experiences affected your relationship with money?These are some of the questions we ask to help...

Americans spend a mind-blowing $1.2 trillion every year on stuff they don’t need. As a professional organizer, I deal with the fallout from shopping gone wrong all the time. Some lessons from closets I’ve seen: DOUBLE TROUBLE: It’s a classic...

In the seven years that my sons were in child care—a period that began when my oldest was three months old and ended when my youngest hit kindergarten—I shelled out upwards of $80,000. It was worth every penny. Handing over that last check, I...